FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2008
Ben & David Landesman Named 2008 Parmele Award Recipients
Atlanta — In a slight variation, the Association last week named two Parmele Award winners at the SGIA ’08 Friday Night Dinner Party.
Ben and David Landesman, brothers who serve as Co-Presidents of Lawson Screen & Digital Products Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri), were selected for their pioneering industry contributions.
"These professionals have been 'champions of the small and mid-size screen printing company,' as their colleagues put it, by improving print processes that have plagued smaller companies," said Outgoing SGIA Chairman Kent Yunker, who presented the awards.
Both men started working for their family-owned screen printing equipment manufacturing business, a longtime SGIA member, in the 1970s. The company was then run by their father, and 1989 Parmele Award winner, Eugene Landesman.
Ben and David Landesman continued their father's industry pursuits by developing:
- The "flash unit" for the manual textile trade
- The first "bench model" infrared dryer
- Hands-on, screen-printing education for industry beginners
The Landesman brothers also have been heavily involved in SGIA's activities by serving on several of the Association's committees and donating services and equipment to SGIA's Screen Printing Technical Foundation. In addition to the Parmele Award, they have been honored with SGIA's Magnus Award, Award of Excellence, Fellows Award and Outstanding Service Award.
"David and Ben's involvement in the industry and with SGIA through their work at Lawson Screen & Digital Products made them the perfect duo for the Parmele Award," said SGIA President/CEO Michael Robertson. "They have promoted truly forward-thinking technologies and processes while contributing to the specialty imaging industry's overall growth."
See a list of past Parmele Award winners in the SGIA Who's Who membership directory.
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